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From: Dotz Johnson <dotz>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:53:06 -0600
I loved "How I learned Geography." It was my favorite of the Caldecott list. It is true (as Wendy said) that one would need more than a map to visualize the things he did, but the map was the start of his journey. I loved the exotic places rhyme likened to a magic incantation, and then the boy flying into new settings as though on a magic carpet. In hard times (then and now) it is good to be reminded that maps and books can be the starting place for vicarious adventure. Dotz
Received on Thu 05 Feb 2009 03:53:06 PM CST
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:53:06 -0600
I loved "How I learned Geography." It was my favorite of the Caldecott list. It is true (as Wendy said) that one would need more than a map to visualize the things he did, but the map was the start of his journey. I loved the exotic places rhyme likened to a magic incantation, and then the boy flying into new settings as though on a magic carpet. In hard times (then and now) it is good to be reminded that maps and books can be the starting place for vicarious adventure. Dotz
Received on Thu 05 Feb 2009 03:53:06 PM CST
